Comment Comment by frognumber Well, no. It makes a big difference:1) If the exponent is >1, it doesn't make much difference. Everyone will catch "it," for whatever disease.2) It makes sense to have interventions prioritized by ROI3) Many interventions are individual, and there is no exponent. Should I, as a [doctor / immuno-compromised-individual / patient / etc.] wear a mask? parent frognumber 2 years ago
1) If the exponent is >1, it doesn't make much difference. Everyone will catch "it," for whatever disease.
2) It makes sense to have interventions prioritized by ROI
3) Many interventions are individual, and there is no exponent. Should I, as a [doctor / immuno-compromised-individual / patient / etc.] wear a mask?